All 5 Uses of
ponder
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- From Frodo's mind the bright morning — treacherously bright, he thought — had not banished the fear of pursuit; and he pondered the words of Gildor.†
Chpt 1.4 *pondered = thought deeply or carefully about
- Merry was still reading and pondering Gandalf's letter when Strider and Nob returned.†
Chpt 1.10pondering = thinking deeply or carefully about
- Aragorn and Gandalf walked together or sat speaking of their road and the perils they would meet; and they pondered the storied and figured maps and books of lore that were in the house of Elrond.†
Chpt 2.3pondered = thought deeply or carefully about
- For many long years I had pondered what I might do, should the Great Ring come into my hands, and behold!†
Chpt 2.7
- All that had happened since Bilbo left the Shire was passing through his mind, and he recalled and pondered everything that he could remember of Gandalf's words.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
to think deeply or carefully about something